tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post5768366495881647076..comments2024-03-29T09:22:13.857+00:00Comments on Charity Chic Music: You Can't Beat a Bit of BullyCharity Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-11600618891306789312018-03-24T02:39:50.695+00:002018-03-24T02:39:50.695+00:00The deaths of Hawking and Jim Bowen happened on th...The deaths of Hawking and Jim Bowen happened on the same day but as someone on Twitter said "Stephen Hawking observed the golden rule, non dart players go first". A Ken Dodd joke if ever there was one but as JC points out Dodd was tainted with Thatcher affiliations so it's Jim Bowen for me everytime. True hearts will out. Spencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-13901915645963807662018-03-19T10:44:07.523+00:002018-03-19T10:44:07.523+00:00"An intellectual giant, socialist and an insp..."An intellectual giant, socialist and an inspiration for anyone with a disability.And Stephen Hawking was pretty impressive as well!"<br /><br />Weyhey! Comedy's loss is the blogging world's gain.<br /><br />Like JC, I far preferred Jim Bowen to Ken Dodd.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-81573816878014124782018-03-19T10:31:51.853+00:002018-03-19T10:31:51.853+00:00"...at the age of 80 or twenty, twenty, doubl..."...at the age of 80 or twenty, twenty, double tops if you prefer..." - nice work, CC.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-55346996045479059332018-03-18T19:13:39.009+00:002018-03-18T19:13:39.009+00:00Ken Dodd may have been funny, but as he was an arc...Ken Dodd may have been funny, but as he was an arch-Thatcherite and tax-dodger I can't say I mourned his passing.<br /><br />In contrast, as someone pointed out on social media, Jim Bowen, when a contestant on Bullesye answered 'I'm unemployed' when asked what he did for a living, immediately and sincerely would offer his sympathies and acknowledge how hard things had become for working-class people in many parts of the UK. He, sadly, wouldn't last five minutes on modern-era TV quiz shows with their dog-eat-dog attitude to everything. JChttp://www.thevinylvillain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-16150643893214884942018-03-17T11:35:41.573+00:002018-03-17T11:35:41.573+00:00A fine tribute to Jim, but where are "Tears&q...A fine tribute to Jim, but where are "Tears" and "We Are The Diddymen"?Ernie Gogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044812993148040730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-25061098617877550012018-03-17T10:06:52.680+00:002018-03-17T10:06:52.680+00:00Gosh CC, you're on fire today. Who knew that ...Gosh CC, you're on fire today. Who knew that Jim Bowen (had he been a bit younger) could have been the lovechild of Doddy and Stephen Hawking.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-39626222961338990792018-03-17T08:11:44.833+00:002018-03-17T08:11:44.833+00:00"Keep out of the Black and into the red, You ..."Keep out of the Black and into the red, You get Nothing in this Game for 2 in a bed".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240136825771723989noreply@blogger.com